All articles by Sally Gainsbury – Page 22

  • News

    NHS trusts and commissioners at odds over tariff benefits

    2009-02-12T01:00:00Z

    Hospital trusts and commissioners are disputing the impact of the new payment by results tariff on their income.

  • News

    NHS medics and managers agree over training gap

    2009-02-12T01:00:00Z

    Managers and clinicians are calling for clinical training programmes to give doctors a better understanding of finance and resource management in the NHS.

  • News

    20 trusts set to miss foundation trust deadline

    2009-02-12T01:00:00Z

    More than 20 hospital and mental health trusts have been warned they are entering an ‘end game’ because they will not be ready to become foundation trusts before December 2010.Those unable to meet the government’s deadline face either radical restructuring or becoming part of a ‘shopping list’ for existing foundation ...

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    Campaigners attack NHS prescription charge exemptions

    2009-02-11T11:14:00Z

    It is wrong to draw up a list of 'deserving and undeserving' illnesses that entitle some NHS patients to a prescription charge waiver, campaigners have said.

  • News

    NHS Scotland funding announced

    2009-02-09T11:28:00Z

    NHS Scotland boards will share £8.6bn of funding next financial year. The sum includes £385m earmarked for capital investment, which the Scottish government said would help boost the struggling economy.

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    NHS managers call for clinical training overhaul

    2009-02-06T11:09:00Z

    Managers and clinicians are calling for clinical training programmes to give doctors a better understanding of finance and resource management in the NHS.

  • Community

    Media Watch: prayer dispute

    2009-02-05T01:00:00Z

    'Persecuted for praying', screamed the Daily Mail's front page on Monday. Caroline Petrie, a community nurse in North Somerset 'could be sacked' for offering to pray for a 79 year old widow she was treating.

  • News

    Council wins grant to investigate inequalities

    2009-02-05T01:00:00Z

    A council has won a national grant to undertake a five-month inquiry into inequalities in primary care funding, following an HSJ exposé last year.

  • News

    NICE lacks GP input says NHS Alliance

    2009-02-05T01:00:00Z

    The NHS Alliance has given muted approval to Department of Health proposals to change the quality and outcomes framework GP bonus scheme.

  • News

    London acute trusts face shake-up as bosses hand in their notice

    2009-02-04T09:00:00Z

    London's hospital trusts face a massive management shake-up after the departure of four chief executives.Two of the chief executives - Julian Nettel at Barts and the London trust and Tara Donnelly at West Middlesex University Hospital trust - have resigned amid concerns about the performance of their trusts, which have ...